Tajkistan, Society

10:52, july 22, 2013

130 residents of Kulob fined a total of 5,160 somoni for breaking tobacco-controlled law in H1 2013

KULOB, July 22, 2013, Asia-Plus -- 130 residents of the Kulob region in the Khatlon province have been fined a totaled of 5,160 somoni for breaking the country’s tobacco-controlled law.

13:09, july 20, 2013

Xinjiang TV expected to shoot documentary about Tajikistan’s achievements

DUSHANBE, July 20, 2013, Asia-Plus – Sharif Said, Chairman of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) on July 19 met in Urumqi, the capital of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

11:38, july 19, 2013

GBAO livestock breeders to supply yak meet and cheeses to Dushanbe’s markets

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2013, Asia-Plus – Livestock breeders from the Murgab district of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) are expected to supply yak meat and cheeses to Dushanbe’s markets.

10:23, july 19, 2013

Tajikistan to toughen penalties for child exploitation

DUSHANBE, July 19, 2013, Asia-Plus –The Government of Tajikistan is currently considering the draft decree on the list of jobs for persons under the age of 18, Navrouz Samadov, the head of the

12:49, july 18, 2013

Barqi Tojik head dismissed for wage payment delays, says Tajik official

DUSHANBE, July 18, 2013, Asia-Plus – Abdullo Yorov has been relieved of his post of head of Barqi Tojik for delay in payment of wages to Barqi Tojik workers, Navrouz Samadov, the head of the Labor

11:01, july 18, 2013

The number of anthrax-infected persons reaches seven in Sughd

KHUJAND, July 18, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A new case of anthrax registered in the Bobojonghafurov district on July 16 has brought the total number of anthrax–infected persons in the northern province of

16:31, july 17, 2013

Tajikistan report submitted to UN Human Rights Committee far from actuality, say Khorog residents

KHOROG, July 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Residents of Khorog are indignant at a statement made by Tajik delegation during the presentation of second periodic report of Tajikistan on its

11:20, july 17, 2013

Zayd Saidov asks the president for help with his discharge

Known Tajik businessman and former minister of industry, Zayd Saidov, has written a letter to President Emomali Rahmon from the pretrial detention center of the State Committee for National Security

09:59, july 17, 2013

One anthrax patients registered in Sughd dies

KHUJAND, July 17, 2013, Asia-Plus -- One of anthrax patients recently registered in the northern province of Sughd has died.

09:20, july 17, 2013

Over $47.2 mln worth of humanitarian aid delivered to Tajikistan in H1 2013

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2013, Asia-Plus – Forty-two countries of the world have provided more than 47.2 million U.S.

16:46, july 16, 2013

300 books handed over to rural school in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 17, 2013 Asia-Plus – On July 11, Ms.

15:45, july 16, 2013

Tajik official offers to sell water of Lake Sarez to countries experiencing water shortage

The head of the Committee for Environmental Protection says that Tajikistan could lower the water level at Lake Sarez through selling its water to countries experiencing water shortage.

14:36, july 16, 2013

300 books donated to rural school in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2013 Asia-Plus – More than 300 books for preschoolers have been handed over to the library at school # 2 in the Sarband district, Khatlon province in the framework of the Reading

09:27, july 16, 2013

Russia denies entry to Tajik opposition journalist

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A well-known Tajik opposition journalist has been denied entry at Moscow''s Sheremetyevo Airport, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports.

09:20, july 16, 2013

The EU Rule of Law Platform organizes a study tour to Latvia, Germany and France

DUSHANBE, July 16, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The EU funded "Rule of Law Platform – Central Asia" Project has organized a “Study Visit to Administrative Courts and Institutions in Latvia, Germany and

17:05, july 15, 2013

Cases of anthrax reported in Sughd

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Cases of anthrax have been reported in two districts of the northern province of Sughd.

16:47, july 15, 2013

Sarkhatib of central mosque in Vose reportedly dismissed for misinforming the president

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) under the Government of Tajikistan on July 14 dismissed sarkhatib (incumbent) of the central mosque in the Vose

15:56, july 15, 2013

Tajik opposition journalist detained at Moscow airport

Dodojon Atovulloyev, Tajik opposition journalists also head of the Vatandor (Patriot) movement, was detained at the Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow today after arriving from Prague.

14:51, july 15, 2013

Human Rights Committee considers report of Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Human Rights Committee concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Tajikistan on its implementation of the provisions of the International

13:29, july 15, 2013

Female crime on the increase in Kulob

KULOB, July 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The number of crimes committed by women in the city and the district of Kulob has reportedly increased over the first six months of this year.

10:13, july 15, 2013

PM visits FEZ “Danghara” in Khatlon province

DUSHANBE, July 15, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov visited the Danghara Free Economic Zone (FEZ “Danghara”) in the southern province of Khatlon at the end of the last week.

17:02, july 12, 2013

First issue of new private weekly presented in Kulob

KULOB, July 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The first edition of a new Kulob-based private weekly Payk (Message) has been published An official presentation of the first issue of Payk

15:29, july 12, 2013

Joint Persian-language TV project’s fate still unclear

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2013, Asia-Plus – The fate of a joint Persian-language TV project is still unclear.

15:00, july 12, 2013

‘I did not give president’s son’s wedding video to Atovulloyev,’ says Rahmonov

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2013, Asia-Plus – Chairman of the TV and Radio-broadcasting Committee under the Government of Tajikistan, Asadullo Rahmonov, says he did not give president’s son’s wedding video

14:56, july 12, 2013

More than 480,000 Tajik nationals have left Tajikistan in H1 2013 for seasonal work

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Migration Service under the Government of Tajikistan reports that a total of 571,000 persons have left Tajikistan over the first six months of this year.

10:52, july 12, 2013

All madrasahs in Sughd temporarily suspended

KHUJAND, July 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Local authorities of the northern province of Sughd have temporarily shut down all the five madrasahs (schools offering religious education) functioning in the

10:28, july 12, 2013

Two residents of Sughd fined for prohibiting their children from attending school

KHUJAND, July 12, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Two residents of the northern province of Sughd have been fined 4,000 somoni each for prohibiting their children from attending school.

09:16, july 12, 2013

UNFPA raises the adolescent pregnancy problem

DUSHANBE, July 12, 2013, Asia-Plus – A statement released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on the occasion of World Population Day notes that there are over 600 million girls in the

15:11, july 11, 2013

Tojikstandart’s office in Kulob considers it necessary to set up ‘salt’ checkpoint in Danghara

KULOB, QURGHON TEPPA, July 11, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The office of Tojikstandart (Tajik agency for standardization, certification, metrology and trade control) in Kulob considers it necessary to set

14:32, july 11, 2013

Muslim search engine launched on July 9

DUSHABE, July 11, 2013, Asia-Plus – Halalgoogling, the World''s unique Muslim search engine that has a built in system to filter haram (forbidden according to Islamic law) content, was